They lived in Portstewart and had a large family (7 son's and 2 daughters).
Buried in Agherton Cemetry, Portstewart.
They lived in Portstewart and had a large family.
He was the town's rate collector.
Ernest (Ernie) McKinney Wilson, Portstewart, who was born on the 2nd October 1903. He married Frances Rowlette Dennison of Kilsellagh House, Sligo, on the 30th April 1935 in Drum Methodist Church, S>
ligo. Ernie was the rate collector in Portstewart. He retired about April 1968 and died on the 28th October 1991.
118. John Sedgwick Barnett BAMFORD
Alive as at 02/04/2004 and living in a nursing home in Troy, New York.
Alive as at 02/04/2004 and living in a nursing home in Troy, New York.
Leslie married and had 1 daughter.
122. MAJOR George William Rea BAMFORD TD
Buried in Roselawn Cemetry with Edith Bamford (Malcomson).
Edith Maureen Victoria MALCOMSON
Buried in Roselawn Cemetry with George William Rea Bamford.
127. Thomas Louis McCahon BAMFORD
He succeeded his father in the family's auctioneer and estate agents business in Portrush.
They lived on the Bushmills Road, Portrush.
Adopted and lived in England.
Adopted and lived in England.
John Harold Bamford who was born on the 26 June 1900 at 7 Church Square, Harrowgate, England. On the 6 October 1927 at Ballywillan Presbyterian Church, he married Dorothy Law, fifth daughter of Dr. W>
illiam K. Law, a medical practitioner in Coleraine (he was the brother of Andrew Bonar Law, the Prime Minister of Great Britain from 1922 to 1923). John carried on his father's grocery business in Po>
rtrush for many years. Like his father and grandfather he was treasurer of the congregation of Portrush Presbyterian Church for about 27 years. He retired from business in 1963 and moved to live on >
the Malone Road, Belfast; he died on the 23 March 1985. He and Dorothy had at least one son.
Fifth daughter of Dr. William K. Law, a medical practitioner in Coleraine (he was the brother of Andrew Bonar Law, the Prime Minister of Great Britain from 1922 to 1923).
USA. See letter from Jeanne Bamford Jackson Vollmer (aka Dale) dd 15/01/2003.
USA
See letter from Jeanne Bamford Jackson Vollmer (aka Dale) dd 15/01/2003.
Earlier this evening Frank & I had a chance to meet Jeanne(Dale) Vollmer & her husband & share a lot of information about the Bamfords. It would be nice at some time if we could plan a family reunion - especially for those of us who are really interested in the family.
Regards - Noreen
See letter from Jeanne Bamford Jackson Vollmer (aka Dale) dd 15/01/2003.
He is buried in Rasharkin Pres. Church graveyard in the grave of his daughter, Mrs Elizabeth Calderwood Hanna.
May still be living in Granagh, near Rasharkin (2002).
178. Elizabeth Calderwood Hanna BAMFORD
See e-mail from Noreen DiPlacideo - 20/02/2003 - "She was mentally and physically handicapped".
JP. Lived at Portna House, Rasharkin. Buried in Rasharkin Pres. Church graveyard.
25/12/1903 - 05/06/1980? Paul confirmed died 04/06/1980 with death notice.
She is buried in Rasharkin Pres. Church graveyard.
Mary was married to Alex Taylor (born 29 Jan 1905, died 9 Oct 1986). They lived at Drumlee, Finvoy, Ballymoney (the farm where their youngest son Desmond now lives, whom you met this past summer at Rita's). They had 10 children: Charles, Sarah May, James, Thomas, Mavis, Margaret, Rhoda, Sandra, Yvonne & Desmond.
Emigrated to Philadelphia, USA in 1930.
Samuel Bamford (my father) - birthdate is 10 September 1906 (according to passport & birth certificate). He died 17 May, 1997 in Ft. Myers, FL and is buried at Ft. Myers Memorial Gardens. He told me that he came to the US in 1931, but his visa was issued 27 May 1930, by the American Consul in Belfast. I was also told he sailed from Derry on the California. I have not been able to find these records. He became a US citizen 17 January, 1941. He was in the US Army from September 1943 to 20 October, 1945 - 18 months in Panama at the Canal. He was employed in the grocery business by American Stores Co. (later became Acme Markets).
______________________________Hello Noreen,
It is interesting that your father's Birth Certificate gives his Date of Birth as the 10 September 1906. I have attached (a Microsoft Word document) some extracts from the Baptismal Register of Rasharkin Presbyterian Church. These give the dates of baptism and birth of the children of James Bamford and Mary Jane Dysart of Crushybracken as recorded by the Church and recorded your father's Date of Birth as 23 August 1906. {Who knows!}
Best wishes,
Trevor McClean
22 Feb 2003
_______________________________Trevor
My Mother had mentioned at one time that there was some confusion over my father's birth date. We always celebrated it on Sept. 10. I have a "Certified Copy of an Entry of Birth" issued on 6 October 1940 (no doubt it was needed for him to become a US citizen on 17 Jan 1941). His birth was registered on 23 October 1906. Someone probably made an error somewhere in transcribing.
Thanks - Noreen
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My mother Florence Mary BATEMAN was born in 1907 - not 1897 in Tullylish, Ballylough, Lawrencetown in County Down. She came to the US (Philadelphia) in 1924 with parents & siblings. She died 10 January, 1994 in Ft. Myers, FL and is buried at Ft. Myers Memorial Gardens.